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Property description

Enjoy your summer! We still have most of September and October available. Rates are lower in the fall and we offer nightly rates. Great deals on one or both cottages. Fishing is the best in the Baldwin Area! Looking for a sandy-bottomed lake with virtually no vegetation for great swimming? Where the water is not too cold? Then this is the place. Fishing is relaxing right outside your door, but any fisherman would be thrilled to go fishing in the Pere Marquette or the Baldwin that winds throughout the county, easy and free access in a number of place just minutes from the cottages. Back at the cottages there are TWO boats, a pontoon-type paddle boat and aluminum fishing boat that are included with the cottages so no extra cost. And the lake is a private lake so no getting run over and the kids can be on one boat while the fishermen are catching supper. The cottages are updated with fresh bathrooms, pillow-top queen size beds, fully equipped kitchens and washer/dryer on site. Outside you will find large decks on each cottage with plenty of room for sunbathing or dining outside. BBQ grills, and great fire pit add to the outside. AND there is internet access and satellite TV.

Or rent one cottage. Sleeps 6 comfortably. You'll love either of the well-kept, clean and comfortable cottages . Both have brand new bathrooms, very clean.

Enjoy your evenings by building a fire in the fire pit. . Being up north you can see the Milky Way. Take the boat out at night and count the shooting stars. We saw five in one night. Let us know if you counted more!

Bedrooms:
4 Bedrooms, Sleeps 12

The Gray cottage has a pillow-top queen bed, a pillow-top double, a double hide-a-bed and an extra thick double futon.
The Red Cottage provides queen pillow-top mattresses in the bedrooms and a queen hide-a-bed....moreless

Attractions

Local Services & Businesses

Leisure Activities

Location Type

Lake:

Whalen Lake is a private lake. Very safe for the kids or the fisherman. That means the lake is practically yours to use alone. ...moreless

Waterfront:

Sandy beach with virtually no vegetation. Dock allows for fishing or jump into one of the included boats to go out fishing on the lake. The little ones will enjoy the cool water and lots of sand....moreless

Sports & Adventure Activities

Fishing

Fly Fishing

Freshwater Fishing

Golf

Hiking

Hunting

Hunting Big Game

Hunting Small Game

Rafting

Swimming

Dining

Dining Room

Seating for 10 people

General

Alarm Clock

Basic Soaps

Ceiling Fans

Clothes Dryer

Heating

Internet

Iron & Board

Local Maps

Local Restaurant Guide

Sofa Bed

Washing Machine

Wireless Internet

Wood Stove

Kitchen

Coffee Maker

Cooking Utensils

Dishes & Utensils

Kitchen

Microwave

Oven

Refrigerator

Stove

Stove

Toaster

Outside

Beach Chairs

Boat:

2 boats, one is a paddle 'pontoon' boat and the other an aluminum boat for fishing. ...moreless

* Approximate Monthly rates, actual rate will depend on the days of the month you stay

Additional information about rental rates

Fees:

Cleaning/per cottage$50

TaxesNot included

Notes:

Cleaning fee: $50 per cottage rented

SUMMER 2015

--WEEKLY RATES ONLY (SATURDAY TO SATURDAY)

-- ONE COTTAGE IS $850

--TWO COTTAGES ARE $1500

SPRING/FALL 2015

-- ONE COTTAGE IS $100 PER NIGHT

--TWO COTTAGES ARE $175 PER NIGHT ($1000/WEEK)

-- LINENS NOT INCLUDED BUT AVAILABLE FOR $50 EXTRA

DEPOSIT REQUIRED TO RESERVE YOUR STAY. FULL PAYMENT IS DUE 45 DAYS BEFORE ARRIVAL.

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Location

80 Miles

Nearest Airport

Grand Rapids

33 Miles

Nearest Ferry

Ludington

14.5 Miles

Nearest Motorway

US Highway 131

1.5 Miles

Nearest Restaurant

Cattails

33 Miles

Nearest Beach

Beach

Car: Necessary

Baldwin is 2 miles away. Great local eateries such as Jones Ice Cream parlor (great ice cream!), Debbie's Bar and Grill, Government Lake Lodge Restaurant, and Cattails Cafe for homemade bread/toast for breakfast and lunch. Marquette Trails Golf Course (76th St) is a friendly course that has reasonable rates.There is even the local bowling alley. Baldwin hosts the Blessing of the Bikes In May each year and the Troutarama Festival is in July. Manistee National Forest and Pere Marquette River are just a few minutes away providing great hiking, biking, hunting and fishing. Lake Michigan and great sunsets are just 30 minutes away. Looking for entertainment for the adults? Manistee hosts casinos and Traverse City and the Leelanau Peninsula are great for delicious food and wine. Even the fabulous Mackinac Island is just a couple of hours away.

Other Activities: snowmobiling

Owner info

Year Purchased: 2006

About the owner: Born in Kalamazoo MI and raised in Texas has made me a traveler. I bought these cottages in hopes of having myself a lake cottage for retirement. And I will one day! So I treat them as if I was going to be there soon and invite my guests to enjoy them until I can get back to Michigan, which I do every chance I get. I also have this great love of remodeling and decorating and so I have many projects for the cottages. We are planning to re-do the living room in the red cottage by tearing out the massive (and leaning) fireplace and open it up with more windows and higher ceilings and a new wood-buring stove. We just finished pouring concrete to connect the buildings (helps keep the cottages clean) and added a new deck on the gray cottage a couple of years ago. One day will re-do the enterior of the gray cottage so it will be open concept. My neighbors on the lake are nice and helpful. I'm not too far away from Baldwin. I enjoy the refreshing lake and the lovely trees and sunsets.

Why the Owner Chose Baldwin: Baldwin is where the fishing and hunting and swimming in a clean lake is. It is comfortable and clean cottages. It is summer time in northern Michigan (like the song.) It has a great fall show with all the colors and then, like I can't say enough, there is great water, great fishing, and friendly folks in nearby Baldwin.

The Unique Benefits at this Cottage: The cottages look out on a wonderful lake that if you will just paddle out to the middle of the lake at night and look up at the milky way (yes, it is still there) and then be prepared to count the falling stars (last time it was 5) you will find yourself at peace, enjoying your family and company. Growing up, we always had one special trip to Lake Michigan with a bunch(!) of cousins and friends, and now when I am at the cottages, I feel like I am doing it all over again, just it is now at Whalen Lake, a lot more intimate and a lot more comfortable when we fall asleep!